scholarly journals CONCEPTUAL FORECAST OF THE FUTURE: A NEW STEP

2019 ◽  
pp. 96-101
Author(s):  
Mykola Khylko

Book Review: P.A. Vodop’yanov, V.S. Krysachenko. (2018). Strategiya bytiya chelovechestva: ot apokaliptiki k noosfernomu veku [The strategy of humanity’s existence: from the apocalyptic to the noospheric age]. Minsk: Belaruskaya nauka. p. 306. [in Russian]. I am pleased to hold in my hands the elegant edition of the new book by philosophers and political scientists who are known not only in their countries — Belarus and Ukraine. It was created with the efforts of academic publishing in the anniversary series dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, a corresponding member of which is one of the authors. Each creator of this book is known for his fundamental work in the fields of philosophy of science, social ecology, study of global issues and geopolitics and known for his own scientific school. Both Pavel Vodop’yanov and Valentyn Krysachenko, by the way, are full members of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Earlier, the previous work of these two authors, « Velikiy den gneva: Ekologiya i eskhatologiya [The Great Day of Wrath: Ecology and Eschatology]» (1983) (Minsk: Universitet. p. 282.), was awarded by a joint prize of three presidents: the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. Therefore, from the new monograph the reader expects no less interesting content, a clear logic presentation, significant generalizations. And these expectations are fully justified. The book consists of introductory considerations, five chapters and summaries. In its content, it is completely ontological. The fundamental generalizations of human thought are considered by the authors through the prism of whether our reality exists, who is responsible for its destiny, what person`s place and value are in the course of the development of the universe, and what are the further perspectives of the earthly existence of man. And all this is analyzed and traced with the involvement of concepts and empirical material from a wide variety of fields of knowledge, beginning from the Holy Scripture to the latest futuristic reflections. The ontology of the crisis state causes concern as for the validity of moral and ethical regulators of interpersonal relations, internal degradation and disharmonization of the modern civilization. Eternal human values- goodness, justice, honesty, mutual assistance, etc. — are increasingly conceding to violence, malice, hatred and other bifurcation agents. So, does humanity have a real chance of the settled future. Isn’t this just an illusory dream? Monograph by P.O. Vodop’yanov and V.S. Krysachenko is a notable phenomenon in the scientific world, it is a fundamental study that delineates the in-depth foundations of human existence and, at the same time, it is imbued with anxiety and feelings for our common future. One attracts the style and manner of the material presentation, the encyclopedic awareness and, at the same time, the constructive ability to justify its position. It will interest not only humanities and naturalists, but also politicians and public figures and just people who concern or worry about the world’s current human collisions.

2019 ◽  
pp. 96-101
Author(s):  
Mykola Khylko

Book Review: P.A. Vodop’yanov, V.S. Krysachenko. (2018). Strategiya bytiya chelovechestva: ot apokaliptiki k noosfernomu veku [The strategy of humanity’s existence: from the apocalyptic to the noospheric age]. Minsk: Belaruskaya nauka. p. 306. [in Russian]. I am pleased to hold in my hands the elegant edition of the new book by philosophers and political scientists who are known not only in their countries — Belarus and Ukraine. It was created with the efforts of academic publishing in the anniversary series dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, a corresponding member of which is one of the authors. Each creator of this book is known for his fundamental work in the fields of philosophy of science, social ecology, study of global issues and geopolitics and known for his own scientific school. Both Pavel Vodop’yanov and Valentyn Krysachenko, by the way, are full members of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Earlier, the previous work of these two authors, « Velikiy den gneva: Ekologiya i eskhatologiya [The Great Day of Wrath: Ecology and Eschatology]» (1983) (Minsk: Universitet. p. 282.), was awarded by a joint prize of three presidents: the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. Therefore, from the new monograph the reader expects no less interesting content, a clear logic presentation, significant generalizations. And these expectations are fully justified. The book consists of introductory considerations, five chapters and summaries. In its content, it is completely ontological. The fundamental generalizations of human thought are considered by the authors through the prism of whether our reality exists, who is responsible for its destiny, what person`s place and value are in the course of the development of the universe, and what are the further perspectives of the earthly existence of man. And all this is analyzed and traced with the involvement of concepts and empirical material from a wide variety of fields of knowledge, beginning from the Holy Scripture to the latest futuristic reflections. The ontology of the crisis state causes concern as for the validity of moral and ethical regulators of interpersonal relations, internal degradation and disharmonization of the modern civilization. Eternal human values- goodness, justice, honesty, mutual assistance, etc. — are increasingly conceding to violence, malice, hatred and other bifurcation agents. So, does humanity have a real chance of the settled future. Isn’t this just an illusory dream? Monograph by P.O. Vodop’yanov and V.S. Krysachenko is a notable phenomenon in the scientific world, it is a fundamental study that delineates the in-depth foundations of human existence and, at the same time, it is imbued with anxiety and feelings for our common future. One attracts the style and manner of the material presentation, the encyclopedic awareness and, at the same time, the constructive ability to justify its position. It will interest not only humanities and naturalists, but also politicians and public figures and just people who concern or worry about the world’s current human collisions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Oleksandr V. Melnyk ◽  
Volodymyr V. Trofymovych ◽  
Liliia V. Trofymovych

The purpose of the article is to highlight the period of scientific, educational, organizational activity of the famous Ukrainian historian, the founder of the modern source studies scientific school of Ukraine — Mykola Kovalskyi at the Museum of Ethnography and Art Crafts, where he worked in the late 1950s — in the first third of the 1960s. Research methods: chronological, diachronic, classification, historical-genetic, comparative-historical. The main results: the article describes the excursion, exhibition, stock, popularization and other forms of museum work that M. Kovalskyi conducted at this time; also we can reproduce the intellectual environment at the museum through the prism of his memories; the activity of the scientist on the post of the head of the Department of Ethnography, which he occupied from the second half of 1961 to the middle of 1963, was highlighted, when he drew attention to such areas of work as reorganization of the exposition, expeditions, preparation and writing of collective monographs, concerned about the issue of scientific production, participation staff in forums, seminars, conferences, as well as staffing the department; the directions of scientific researches related to such topics as farm tools of Ukrainian peasants of the second half of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries were analyzed the culture and life of miners of the Lviv-Volyn coal basin; the methods of conducting a researcher of search work are revealed, which testified to the special attention to the collection of field materials and questionnaires; it is determined that during the period of work at the museum M. Kovalskyi began to develop such forms of scientific-organizational activity, which were aimed at conducting field conferences, which promoted the popularization of the best examples of Ukrainian folk art, household items, artistic crafts (for the participants were read reports about Ukrainian artistic fabrics, the use of elements of cut and folk embroidery in the clothes, thematic exhibitions were held); it is shown how contacts with foreign ethnographic institutions, in particular with the Institute of Ethnography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, developed. Summary conclusions: scientific, excursion, stock and popularization work in the field of ethnography and artistic crafts have considerably expanded the scientific horizons of the young scientist, gave him the opportunity to join the unique experience and traditions of the school of Lviv ethnographers. Practical value: the basic provisions and factual material can be used for research on the history of Ukrainian ethnographic science, the preparation of guides and the coverage of the history of the Museum of Ethnography and Art Crafts of the Ethnology Institute National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Originality: the museum activity of M. Kovalskyi was covered against the backdrop of the Museum of Ethnography and Art Crafts in the late 1950s — in the first third of the 1960s. Scientific novelty: for the first time an attempt was made to study the activity of M. Kovalskyi at the Museum of Ethnography and Art Crafts in 1959 – 1963. Type of article: scientific.


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